Avio PowerSense Ultegra power meter review

Oxford-based Avio is offering a cheaper way to break into the world of watts with its PowerSense power meter

avio powersense

avio powersense

Cycling Weekly Verdict

It’s good news for riders at all levels if brands like Avio continue to put reasonably accurate, easy to use, and cheaper alternatives on the market, but reliability needs to be improved for this tool to reach its full potential.

Reasons to buy
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    Most competitively priced power meter we’ve seen yet

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    Avio is a British company that manufactures its units in the UK

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Reasons to avoid
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    A few grams heavier than its direct competitors’ pods

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    Our demo unit stopped working unexpectedly

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When you’ve got to the point where you want to start training smarter and more effectively, one of the key pieces of equipment you’ll be looking at is a power meter.

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